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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Dinesen when she and Bror divorced?
(a) 40.
(b) 32.
(c) 55.
(d) 27.

2. In Dinesen's book "Out of Africa", who kills the animals in #112?
(a) She kills one and Denys kills one.
(b) She kills both of them.
(c) The safari guide kills both of them.
(d) Denys kills both of them.

3. Dinesen thought that _________________________ were among the most courageous acts a human could do.
(a) validating and praising people.
(b) identifying and eliminating poverty.
(c) acknowledging and confronting an abyss.
(d) recognizing and acknowledging heroism.

4. What was the name of the book which Dinesen worked on during World War II?
(a) Seasons of Love.
(b) Tales of Truth.
(c) Winter's Tales.
(d) The Colors of Africa.

5. Who helped Dinesen manage through her illness?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Bror.
(c) Thomas.
(d) Thelma.

6. Durind Dinesen's time, competing with a man was considered to be ___________________.
(a) a waste of time.
(b) amusing.
(c) admirable.
(d) unwomanly.

7. Sometimes Denys would show Dinesen movies about __________________.
(a) wildlife.
(b) vacation destinations.
(c) his childhood.
(d) native people.

8. Who was Thorkild Bjornvig?
(a) Dinesen's accountant.
(b) Dinesen's chauffeur.
(c) Dinesen's close friend.
(d) Dinesen's gardener.

9. How did Dinesen feel about this period of her life (mid-1920s)?
(a) It was a time of good and bad.
(b) It was the high point of her life.
(c) It was a time she would like to forget.
(d) It was a pleasant time.

10. Where did Dinesen go when she needed a break from her life for awhile?
(a) France.
(b) Denmark.
(c) China.
(d) America.

11. What split Dinesen and Denys apart for a while?
(a) Her illness.
(b) Her pregnancy.
(c) His travel.
(d) Bror.

12. After the war, Dinesen entered the ___________________ market in the United States.
(a) book.
(b) radio.
(c) magazine.
(d) newspaper.

13. Which of the following was NOT something that made Bjornvig leave Dinesen?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her criticism.
(c) Her mood swings.
(d) Her manipulations.

14. Why did Dinesen go to Berlin in 1940?
(a) Vacation.
(b) Journalistic assignment.
(c) To visit friends.
(d) To free Jewish people.

15. How long did the relationship between Dinesen and Bjornvig last?
(a) 18 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. The stories in the book in #148 reflected her longing for _____________________.

2. What role did Dinesen play in her relationship with Bjornvig?

3. How closely did Dinesen's stories parallel events and people in her own life?

4. What was the state of Dinesen's marriage to Bror during this time?

5. How did Denys react when Dinesen told him she might have been pregnant?

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